Monthly Night Sky information provided by Chris Vaughan (@Astrogeoguy) at Starry Night Education (@StarryNightEdu).

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  • Full Thunder Moon (at 20:37 GMT)

    The moon will reach its full phase on Thursday, July 10 at 4:37 p.m. EDT or 1:37 p.m. PDT and 20:37 GMT. The July full moon, commonly called the Buck…

  • The Summer Triangle (all night)

    After dusk in mid-July, the first stars to appear in the darkening eastern sky are Vega, Deneb, and Altair. Those three bright, white stars form the Summer Triangle asterism -…

  • Saturn Stands Still (wee hours)

    On Monday morning, July 14, the regular eastward motion of Saturn through the background stars of western Pisces will slow to a stop as it prepares to execute a westerly…

  • Bright Moon Shines above Saturn and Neptune (overnight)

    A short time after the bright, waning gibbous moon clears the treetops in the east around midnight on Tuesday evening, July 15, the prominent, yellowish dot of Saturn will climb…

  • Third Quarter Moon (at 00:38 GMT on Friday)

    The moon will complete three quarters of its orbit around Earth, measured from the previous new moon, on Thursday, July 17 at 8:38 p.m. EDT or 5:38 p.m. PDT, which…